Jason Starr

Jason Starr ( born 1966 in Brooklyn, New York City ) is an American author and screenwriter. Starr has become internationally known in particular for his Kriminalrome. He lives and writes in New York.

Biography

During his college years at Binghamton University Starr began to write short stories. Soon he focused on screenplays and plays for Off-Off -Broadway theater. Since he could not live on his literary career for a long time, he earned his living by different jobs, for example as telemarketers.

Meanwhile, his crime novels full of black humor as well as his scripts are so successful that he can concentrate on writing.

Bibliography

Novels

  • The last bet of German Bernhard Robben; Zurich: Diogenes, 2001 ISBN 3-257-06274-5.
  • A really nice guy, German by Hans M. Duke; Zurich: Diogenes, 2002 ISBN 3-257-06315-6.
  • Hard Feelings, German by Bernhard Robben. Zurich: Diogenes, 2003 ISBN 3-257-06350-4.
  • Twisted City, German by Bernhard Robben; Zurich: Diogenes, 2006 ISBN 3-257-06476-4.
  • Flop, dt Richard Betzenbichler; Berlin: Red Book 2008 ISBN 3-86789-023-4.
  • Brooklyn Brothers, German Ulla Kösters; Zurich: Diogenes, 2011 ISBN 978-3-257-24078-8.
  • Stalking, German Ulla Kösters; Zurich: Diogenes, 2009 ISBN 978-3-257-23901-0.
  • Crack German by Richard Betzenbichler; Berlin: Red Book 2009 ISBN 978-3-86789-067-0.
  • Panic, German Ulla Kösters; Zurich: Diogenes, 2010 ISBN 978-3-257-24040-5.

Awards

  • 2004: Barry Award for Best paperback novel for Tough Luck
  • 2005: Anthony Award for Best paperback novel for Twisted City
Barry Award (for crime novels) Anthony Awards Integrated Authority File
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